Total Crime Rate

56.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kent Avenue area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 118 local areas in Birchills Leamore , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Avenue (WS2 8SD) in the last 12 months was 56.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Birchills Leamore average (148.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Avenue (WS2 8SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wolverhampton Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friezeland Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kent Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moorside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lane Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other theft Pargeter Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Friezeland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepmore Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rowland Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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